ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
08/29/2024
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ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
GAME ID: 12990 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (52-79) 0 0 0 1 7 2 0 2 7 19 18 0
Greensboro Naturals (53-78) 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 6 0 12 14 0
Benitez HR-Happy in 19-12 Win
In a high-scoring game between St. Joseph and Greensboro, first baseman Alex Benitez was a difference-maker. The 21-year-old helped St. Joseph grab the 19-12 win. He hit 3 home runs, while scoring 5 runs and driving in 6. St. Joseph reliever Jim Unknown picked up the win to move to 1-0. Jim Unknown suffered the loss. The victory puts St. Joseph at 52-79.

The game was all tied up in the top of the ninth, until Benitez delivered big-time for St. Joseph, stroking a dramatic 3-run home run off Jim Unknown. The game-changing hit put the Mighty Mites on top, 15-12.

"Put the ball in play and good things will happen," said Benitez.
ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Budzisz CF 4 1 1 0 2 1 3 .250 0 1
B. Gobel LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .365 2 25
   c-D. Pierce PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .387 29 113
   d-J. Husband LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .272 7 30
A. Benitez 1B 5 5 4 6 1 1 0 .366 19 48
D. Stewart SS 4 2 1 3 2 0 0 .381 44 147
F. Mora DH 5 2 3 4 1 0 1 .336 40 135
J. Avenell C 6 1 3 1 0 0 3 .305 6 21
F. Alvarez RF 6 2 3 4 0 2 3 .292 16 44
B. Lewis 3B 4 2 2 0 1 2 1 .301 17 54
W. Myers 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .285 9 41
   a-J. Munoz PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .252 1 18
   b-I. Lopez 2B 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .277 2 17
Totals 42 19 18 19 10 9 21      
a - J. Munoz pinch hit for W. Myers in the 5th
b - I. Lopez substituted for J. Munoz in the 5th
c - D. Pierce pinch hit for B. Gobel in the 6th
d - J. Husband substituted for D. Pierce in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Stewart (37, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Lewis (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Benitez 3 (19, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Mora (40, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , F. Alvarez 2 (16, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Avenell (6, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Budzisz , A. Benitez 13 , D. Stewart 2 , F. Mora 6 , J. Avenell 6 , F. Alvarez 9 , B. Lewis 4 , I. Lopez
2-out RBI: D. Stewart , J. Avenell , F. Alvarez 2 , I. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Husband , F. Mora , F. Alvarez
GIDP: J. Avenell
Sac Bunt: D. Budzisz , J. Husband
Hit by Pitch: B. Lewis
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Lopez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stewart-Myers-Benitez)
OF assists: 1 (Gobel(Unknown at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Dove 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .339 11 30
   a-T. Jenkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 2
L. Poff CF 4 4 3 0 1 0 0 .321 17 37
R. Cano SS 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .351 22 98
J. Husnick RF 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 .309 13 30
J. Freas 2B 2 1 1 5 3 1 2 .289 17 68
C. Elmore LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 7 .385 2 6
K. Ranke 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .312 1 3
J. Unknown DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 38 12 14 12 7 6 22      
a - T. Jenkins pinch hit for E. Dove in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Husnick (10, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Husnick (13, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Freas (17, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Elmore (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Dove , L. Poff 3 , R. Cano 2 , J. Husnick 6 , J. Freas 4 , C. Elmore 4 , K. Ranke 2 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: J. Freas , C. Elmore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Dove 2 , C. Elmore , K. Ranke
GIDP: C. Elmore
Sac Bunt: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Poff (18) , J. Unknown (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Freas-Cano-Dove)
ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 4.2 7 6 6 5 1 1 89 11.57   
J. Unknown 3.0 6 5 5 2 4 1 55 15.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0), BS (1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 22
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 25, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 9-3, J. Unknown 1-3, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 89-50, J. Unknown 55-36, J. Unknown 18-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Chavez 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 40 7.96   
J. Unknown 1.2 5 8 8 5 0 3 60 43.20   
J. Unknown 2.0 3 2 2 1 4 0 52 9.00   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.0 7 8 8 3 1 4 51 36.00   
J. Unknown 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 9 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Chavez 57
Batters Faced: J. Chavez 10, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Chavez 4-1, J. Unknown 4-1, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 3-2, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Chavez 40-22, J. Unknown 60-29, J. Unknown 52-28, J. Unknown 51-28, J. Unknown 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Benitez
Ballpark: Naturals Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:23
Attendance: 1588
Special Notes: LF Bert Gobel was injured while throwing the ball. Latrell Poff ties the GRE regular season game record for runs with 4. Alex Benitez ties the SL1 regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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